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Hi I'm researching one of my relatives who was in the Army from 1888 - 1902. I'm not entirely sure if he even served in the Anglo Boer War but this was the only forum I could find who may possibly help me. I have his service record but my knowledge on this era of British history is almost none and with the difficulty of reading the hand writing from the time, i am at a lost at what I'm looking at. His name is Harry Taylor and was with the York and Lancaster regiment, 3rd battalion I believe. On his records it has the stamp of Natal & Zululand. I've attached some of what I think are the most important parts of the record ( Credit to ancestry). I would be really thankful if anyone could help.

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Hello Gruss

Welcome to the forum.
Having had a look at the documents you kindly provided. I believe the paperwork is part of a court martial report. There is a mention of a Private Harry Taylor regimental number 2569. I have enclosed some additional paperwork for your research. He seems to have been a naughty boy during his service. Although, his papers do not record a time served in South Africa during 1899 to 1902 you can see he was recalled in 1899. In my humble opinion I believe he did return to South Africa during the Boer War with the 1st Battalion York and Lancaster regiment and was present at the Relief of Ladysmith. If I have the right chap? He was entitled to a Queens South Africa medal with 5 clasps.
Orange Free State, Transvaal, Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith and Laings Nek.


Your document.






Good luck with your future research.

Best wishes


Dave.....

PS. Apologies for the other document. I'm having a few problems with the upload. The site is experiencing a few issues at the moment.